Luncarty (listenⓘ; pronounced Lung-cur-tay [ˈlʌŋkəɾte]) is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, approximately 4 miles (6 kilometres) north of Perth. It lies between the A9 to the west, and the River Tay to the east.
The name Luncarty, recorded in 1250 as Lumphortyn, may be of Gaelic origin.[2] The name may involve the element longartaibh, a plural form of longphort meaning variously "harbour, palace, encampment".[2]
Historyedit
War memorial at Luncarty
The historian Hector Boece (1465–1536), in his History of the Scottish People, records that, in 990, Kenneth III of Scotland defeated the Danes near Luncarty.[3] However, the Scottish historian John Hill Burton strongly suspected the battle of Luncarty to be an invention of Hector Boece.[4][5] Burton was incorrect. Walter Bower,[6] writing in his Scotichronicon around 1440, some 87 years before Boece first published his Scotorum Historia, refers to the battle briefly as follows:
"that remarkable battle of Luncarty, in which the Norsemen with their king were totally destroyed". Bower does not quote specific sources concerning the battle, but, two sentences later, he refers in a general way to ancient writings that he has consulted. The term Norsemen would include Danes.
A rare example of a morthouse is located in the churchyard, built to frustrate the activities of bodysnatchers in the 19th century.
Bleachfieldsedit
William Sandeman and his partner Hector Turnbull manufactured linen in Perth and bleached it in Luncarty, for instance with an order of 12,000 to 15,000 yards (11,000 to 14,000 metres) of "Soldiers' shirting". In 1752 he leveled 12 acres (5 hectares) of land in Luncarty to form bleachfields. By 1790 when William died, the Luncarty bleachfields covered 80 acres (32 hectares) and processed 500,000 yards (460,000 metres) of cloth annually. Second only to agriculture, linen manufacture was a major Scottish industry in the late 18th century — linen then became less important with the introduction of cotton.[9]
^"Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ abWatson, W.J.; Taylor, Simon (2011). The Celtic Place-Names of Scotland (reprint ed.). Birlinn LTD. ISBN9781906566357.
^Groome, Francis H. (1882–1885). "Luncarty". Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Statistical, Biographical and Historical. Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 9 July 2008.
^The History of Scotland from Agricola's Invasion to the Revolution of 1688,Vol.1, By John Hill Burton; p.364-365, Will. Blackwood and Sons, 1867
^A Complete Guide to Heraldry; p.415; By Arthur Charles Fox Davies, and Graham Johnston; Published by Kessinger Publishing, 2004; ISBN1-4179-0630-8, ISBN978-1-4179-0630-7; link
^S Taylor, DER Watt, B Scott, eds (1990). Scotichronicon by Walter Bower in Latin and English.Vol.5. Aberdeen: Aberdeen University Press. pp. 341–343. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^"Luncarty". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 9 July 2008.
^"Luncarty, Station". canmore.org.uk. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
^Perth Entrepreneurs: the Sandemans of Springfield by Charles D Waterston, 2008, pages 27–33: these pages reference 19 other information sources. ISBN978-0-905452-52-4
External linksedit
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Luncarty listen pronounced Lung cur tay ˈlʌŋkeɾte is a village in Perth and Kinross Scotland approximately 4 miles 6 kilometres north of Perth It lies between the A9 to the west and the River Tay to the east LuncartyScottish Gaelic LongartaidhLuncartyLocation within Perth and KinrossPopulation1 630 mid 2020 est 1 OS grid referenceNO095298Council areaPerth and KinrossLieutenancy areaPerth and KinrossCountryScotlandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townPERTHPostcode districtPH1Dialling code01738PoliceScotlandFireScottishAmbulanceScottishUK ParliamentOchil and South PerthshireScottish ParliamentPerthshire NorthList of places UK Scotland 56 27 06 N 3 28 11 W 56 451644 N 3 469857 W 56 451644 3 469857 Contents 1 Etymology 2 History 3 Bleachfields 4 Sport 5 Notable persons 6 References 7 External linksEtymology editThe name Luncarty recorded in 1250 as Lumphortyn may be of Gaelic origin 2 The name may involve the element longartaibh a plural form of longphort meaning variously harbour palace encampment 2 History edit nbsp War memorial at Luncarty The historian Hector Boece 1465 1536 in his History of the Scottish People records that in 990 Kenneth III of Scotland defeated the Danes near Luncarty 3 However the Scottish historian John Hill Burton strongly suspected the battle of Luncarty to be an invention of Hector Boece 4 5 Burton was incorrect Walter Bower 6 writing in his Scotichronicon around 1440 some 87 years before Boece first published his Scotorum Historia refers to the battle briefly as follows that remarkable battle of Luncarty in which the Norsemen with their king were totally destroyed Bower does not quote specific sources concerning the battle but two sentences later he refers in a general way to ancient writings that he has consulted The term Norsemen would include Danes The present village was founded in 1752 by William Sandeman to house workers at his bleachfields 7 The village formerly had a railway station 8 and the Perth to Inverness railway line still runs through the village A rare example of a morthouse is located in the churchyard built to frustrate the activities of bodysnatchers in the 19th century Bleachfields editWilliam Sandeman and his partner Hector Turnbull manufactured linen in Perth and bleached it in Luncarty for instance with an order of 12 000 to 15 000 yards 11 000 to 14 000 metres of Soldiers shirting In 1752 he leveled 12 acres 5 hectares of land in Luncarty to form bleachfields By 1790 when William died the Luncarty bleachfields covered 80 acres 32 hectares and processed 500 000 yards 460 000 metres of cloth annually Second only to agriculture linen manufacture was a major Scottish industry in the late 18th century linen then became less important with the introduction of cotton 9 Sport editThe village is home to the football club Luncarty F C who play in the East of Scotland League Premier Division Notable persons editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed July 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message Christopher Bowes musician Jimmy Guthrie footballer Jim Patterson footballer George Turnbull civil engineerReferences edit Mid 2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland National Records of Scotland 31 March 2022 Retrieved 31 March 2022 a b Watson W J Taylor Simon 2011 The Celtic Place Names of Scotland reprint ed Birlinn LTD ISBN 9781906566357 Groome Francis H 1882 1885 Luncarty Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland A Survey of Scottish Topography Statistical Biographical and Historical Gazetteer for Scotland Retrieved 9 July 2008 The History of Scotland from Agricola s Invasion to the Revolution of 1688 Vol 1 By John Hill Burton p 364 365 Will Blackwood and Sons 1867 A Complete Guide to Heraldry p 415 By Arthur Charles Fox Davies and Graham Johnston Published by Kessinger Publishing 2004 ISBN 1 4179 0630 8 ISBN 978 1 4179 0630 7 link S Taylor DER Watt B Scott eds 1990 Scotichronicon by Walter Bower in Latin and English Vol 5 Aberdeen Aberdeen University Press pp 341 343 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a last has generic name help CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Luncarty Gazetteer for Scotland Retrieved 9 July 2008 Luncarty Station canmore org uk Retrieved 19 July 2017 Perth Entrepreneurs the Sandemans of Springfield by Charles D Waterston 2008 pages 27 33 these pages reference 19 other information sources ISBN 978 0 905452 52 4External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Luncarty Luncarty Community Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Luncarty amp oldid 1156769047, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
